Very stylized head of Firuz / Stylized fire altar with attendants on both sides, degraded into a series of dots and dashes. 17mm, 4.11 grams. Maheshwari "Imitations in Continuity" type 2 (#300-305).

Thick example struck in good quality silver, early issue. High quality, with original luster, aUNC condition.

Indian imitations of the Sassanian coins of Emperor Peroz (Firuz), Saindhava/Chalukya/Abhira/Chapa series. These coins were minted in Northern India by the Rajput dynasties of Saurashtra and Gujarat and imitated the earlier Sassanian drachms. There are a few possible attributions, though the attribution to the Gurjura-Pratihara confederacy seems the most plausible (Deyell 1999). The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, also known as the Pratihara Empire, was an imperial power during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-7th to the 11th century.